This position is located within the Environmental Management Service (EMS), Audie L. Murphy Campus (ALMC) of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHSC), San Antonio, Texas. The Laundry Worker position maintains adequate clean linen levels and pillows on all linen using units with a 24-hour supply each day, and provides linen items to satellite OPC/s and contract sites or sites with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This position will ensure the proper procedures used.

Duties

The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE"). As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Major Duties: Maintain adequate clean linen/pillow levels on all units with a 24-hour supply each day. Folding clean linen. Establishing user quotas. Conducting linen inventories. Requesting linen items from the consolidated textile facility. Delivering clean linen and pillows to end users. Collecting soiled linens from various collection points. Perform walk-through inspections (prior to delivery) on units to determine exact needs to keep units to par levels. Clean and disinfect linen folding table located in the linen room. Clean assigned nurse servers, exchange carts, floor carts and other types of linen distribution systems utilized in assigned areas. Prepare and exchange carts for assigned areas by end of day in preparation for delivery at start of next day. Deliver employee uniforms to the employee uniform room. Make special deliveries to units as requested to accommodate patient care needs. Ensure all carts, baskets, and exchange carts are covered during time linen is being delivered. Practice and enforce all sanitary measures to minimize cross contamination of clean linen. Be familiar with names and identification of all linen items and their primary use. Be familiar with items from Sterile Processing and Distribution and Patient Care Services (slings, mitts, lift restraints, non-skid socks, hip protectors, etc.) to be included in daily deliveries. Fill Scrub Avail scrub dispensing machine, and process and issue Scrub Avail cards to eligible employees as per policy. Check and evaluate general purpose linen items for fair wear and tear, and pull from use if applicable. Tag and send items needing repair to the sewing machine operator. Assist with unloading clean linen carts from laundry truck, and loading soiled linen carts onto laundry truck. Moving carts on wheels weighing approximately 600-700 pounds throughout the medical facility. Serve as back up to Patient Assistance Program Clerk in picking up and delivering patient personal clothing and valuables, inventorying and safeguarding. Work Schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Wednesday - Sunday including weekends and holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD2408A Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over; Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Light lifting, under 15 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; Straight pulling (6 hours); Pushing (6 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required Walking (6 hours); Standing (6 hours); Kneeling (2 hours); Repeated bending (8 hours); Climbing, use of legs and arms; Both legs required; Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle; Specific visual requirement (specify) 20/40 Binocular; Both eyes required; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid may be permitted) Working Conditions: Outside and inside; Excessive heat; Excessive humidity; Excessive noise, intermittent; Dust; Solvents (degreasing agents); Slippery or uneven walking surfaces; Working around machinery with moving parts; Working around moving objects or vehicles; Working on ladders or scaffolding; Vibration; Working closely with others; Cleaning solutions

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Pre-employment physical required.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionDexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Knowledge of MaterialsOperation of Equipment/MachineryTechnical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]